Across
- 1. Information used to promote a political cause
- 3. Seeking to undermine an established system
- 6. Inciting or causing people to rebel against authority
- 12. To invent or concoct something, typically with deceitful intent
- 16. To take or seize someone's property with authority
- 18. A formal religious or moral instruction
- 20. In a disheartened or low-spirited manner
- 22. Rapid increase in numbers
- 23. Crafty schemes or plots
- 25. Cruel and oppressive government rule
- 26. One who plots secretly
- 27. The exercise of absolute power in a cruel way
- 28. The foremost part of an advancing army
- 29. The action of keeping careful watch for possible danger
- 31. A person who takes a position of power illegally
- 32. Destroy utterly; obliterate
- 35. An expression of deep sorrow or grief
- 36. System of government that is centralized and dictatorial
- 37. Close observation, especially of a suspected spy
- 38. An improvised barrier erected to prevent movement
- 39. Dangerously unstable and unpredictable
Down
- 2. An act of violent or open resistance to an established government
- 4. Intense fear or dread
- 5. Noisy, energetic, and cheerful
- 7. A concentrated artillery bombardment
- 8. Deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct
- 9. A state of disorder due to absence of authority
- 10. Stayed in a place longer than necessary
- 11. The art of conducting negotiations
- 13. An open rebellion against authority
- 14. Loyalty or commitment to a group or cause
- 15. Extremely tiring or demanding
- 17. A violent uprising against an authority or government
- 19. A person who commits a harmful or illegal act
- 21. A final demand or statement of terms
- 24. Someone blamed for the wrongdoings of others
- 26. Kept secret or done secretively
- 30. Encourage or stir up violent behavior
- 33. To enter or gain access to an organization surreptitiously
- 34. Counterfeit copies or imitations